Author Topic: US employee 'outsourced job to China' (Read 3246 times)

BoL · « **on:** January 16, 2013, 02:58:32 PM »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21043693

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A security check on a US company has reportedly revealed one of its staff was outsourcing his work to China.

The software developer, in his 40s, is thought to have spent his workdays surfing the web, watching cat videos on YouTube and browsing Reddit and eBay.

Well that's one good reason not to employ people who work from home.

BoL · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2013, 03:03:31 PM »

He gave the outsourced worker 1/5th of his salary to do the job... crazy really.

Adam C · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2013, 04:54:25 PM »

Great story. Sounds as though no one noticed whilst he was working there, so he must have been getting the job done to a reasonable standard.

Inspirational

littleman · « **Reply #3 on:** January 16, 2013, 06:03:05 PM »

coin a new term: employment arbitrage

nffc · « **Reply #4 on:** January 16, 2013, 07:44:32 PM »

I'd bet his outsourced worker was also surfing the web, watching cat videos on YouTube and browsing Reddit and eBay.

IrishWonder · « **Reply #5 on:** January 16, 2013, 07:52:59 PM »

Or maybe even working several such outsourced jobs

Chunkford · « **Reply #6 on:** January 16, 2013, 09:00:00 PM »

Its a tuff job managing all those outsourced jobs

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